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place-based learning

Flexible Classroom Spaces 

This middle school is not a building

October 25, 2019September 22, 2020 Scott Thompson 1 Comment Bethel, place-based learning

Welcome to White River Valley’s outdoor classroom Students and faculty at Bethel Elementary and White River Valley Middle Schools firmly

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Jeanie Phillips (l) & Thierry Uwilingiyimana with Place-Based Curriculum Design, by Amy Demarest
#vted Reads 

#vted Reads: Place-Based Curriculum Design

October 2, 2019October 11, 2019 Jeanie Phillips 4 Comments Amy Demarest, equity, Paulo Freire, place-based learning, Ruja Benjamin, Thierry Uwilingiyimana, Winooski Middle School
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This episode is all. About. QUESTIONS. Why are we here? Who was here before us? What kinds of stories do

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making history on the radio
Community-based learning The 21st Century Classroom 

Making history on the radio with community partners

May 9, 2016April 22, 2022 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Brattleboro Area Middle School, community partnership, place-based learning, US History
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Middle school students power Brattleboro’s radio days Brattleboro, Vermont was incorporated back in 1753, a former military fort that embraced

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Tools We Like 

Map apps for the iOS

April 7, 2013 Audrey Homan 0 Comments geography, maps, place-based learning

An illustrated guide to the map apps covered at Friday’s iOS User Group meeting. [View the story “Map apps for

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